Why is the square root of 25 a rational number?

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Landoncz asked Jan 14, 2022

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Why is the square root of 25 a rational number?

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Because it divides out evenly and is not negative

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A rational number can be expressed as a fraction.

√25 = 5 and 5 can be written in the form of a fraction 5/1.

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Jakub Krawczyk answered Jan 19, 2022

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